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Joshua Blais

Joshua Blais

Joshua is a walking paraplegic from Edmonton Canada. His journey has led him to become a father, developer, creator, and return to the Catholic Faith.

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Making OBS play nice on Wayland
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Tooling Workflow
OBS is a great streaming software, the only issue is that you cannot send hotkeys to it when on wayland as it would be "insecure" - I get the mentality, if you allowed hotkey acess to a window not in focus, it could very well be malicious.
I convinced Claude.ai that God exists
·10671 words·51 mins
Christianity AI Theology
I convinced Claude that God exists, that Catholicism is the one True Church, and that the linchpin of the resurrection is that which all history hinges on.
Hugo and Org Mode
·202 words·1 min
Emacs Writing
For the last six months or so, I have been using Hugo as my blogging platform of choice, switching over from a heavy NextJS site to one that is far more lightweight and focused on static files.
Goals for 2025
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Mindset Planning
2024 was a solid year for me and my family, and I look to build upon the progress and education I acquired in the year as we move into the new year.
2024 - A Year in Review
·452 words·3 mins
Mindset Review
While most release their yearly review sometime in the period over Christmas - New Year's, I figured I would be the weird one and post it the first week of January.
Everyday can be January 1st
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Inspiration Mindset
While most are waiting for today (Happy New Year) to come around to hit the gym, to start eating better, to start that business, or change their lives in one of the thousand stereotypical ways people start each new year, know that every day could have been that start.